as in surpluses
the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed
the author offers a plethora of detail that tends to overwhelm the reader
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Noun
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China, other Asian economies, oil exporters and parts of Europe were accumulating surpluses.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026 -
The budget is trimmed as Missouri has chewed through surpluses built over years of federal pandemic aid.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
5 May 2026
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These morality tales, focusing on figures like Michael Milken and Ivan Boesky, make an implicit claim that individual avarice somehow explains the excesses of an entire era.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
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The City Council last year rolled back some of the excesses in the ordinance, though only by a 5-4 vote.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 May 2026
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“Plethoras.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plethoras. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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